Floridian hardcore band xBishopx has nearly completed the writing process for their second full-length, titled "Drugs." The band, who released their debut with Ferret Music, is currently shopping labels to release the new album. Meanwhile, the group will put out a 7" with Dead Truth Recordings directly following the release of "Drugs."

xBishopx will be embarking on a full U.S. tour with support from Barriers Now Bridges in early 2007. Most of the dates are still open and you can contact them at their MySpace with any booking offers. The band will be touring in support of their upcoming Demo 7" and a split CD with The Red Baron, both of which will be available from Dead Truth Recordings. Here are the tour dates:

Seminal Syracuse, NY straight edge hardcore band Earth Crisis will reportedly play a reunion show in January, their first show since performing at Hellfest in 2001. The band has not yet officially confirmed the reunion, but Earth Crisis is on the bill for the 2nd annual Maryland Metal & Hardcore Festival in Baltimore. The show will take place on January 27th at Sonar. Doors open at 1pm and tickets (which go on sale on October 18th) are $30 in advance. Here's the line-up:

xBishopx, Suffocate Faster, The Red Baron, and Shoot To Kill will be touring together in June. If you can help with any of the dates, send an email to thenameswonder@aol.com. The routing is as follows:

xBishopx are readying their debut album "Suicide Party" for a January 10th release through Ferret Music. The band, featuring members of a number of South FL Hardcore bands, came together as an outlet for fun, sincere Hardcore. "Suicide Party" was recorded by Jonathan Nunez at Southern Noise Studios Sept 2005 in Miami, FL. It's fast, heavy, no filler Hardcore - in their own words - "formed for sheer fun and for the love of hardcore, crucial head-walks, stage dives, sing alongs,..."

xBishopx will tour at the end of this year with xReignOfTerrorx, Let It Die, and The Red Baron. If you can help with any of the open dates, send an email to xxxrotxxx@yahoo.com. The routing is as follows:

xBishopx, featuring Remembering Never vocalist Mean Pete and formerly known as xDiary of a Corpsex, have reportedly signed with Ferret Music. No official word on the matter has been released. Regardless, this past weekend the band entered Southern Noise Studio (Kids Like Us, Torche) in Florida to begin recording their debut full-length. Titled "Suicide Party," the effort will hit stores in early-2006.